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veronykah
11/23/09

In reply to How To: Back Up Any Smartphone
How timely this is for me, I just upgraded to an iPhone from a Blackberry Pearl 8100 and I am realized the SIM on the pear is virtually useless in terms of importing contacts to my new iPhone...
Does anyone have a workaround to get the DEVICE memory from the Blackberry out?
I have loads of phone numbers saved on the phone but not on the SIM, to get them on the SIM all I can find it that they have to be added manually in which case I might as well just manually add them to my iPhone...
Yet another reason why I am SO happy to get rid of the Blackberry.
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bagellord
11/23/09

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I back up my contacts and calendar with Google Sync on my Blackberry. Words pretty darn well. I usually send my pictures to my picassa album after I send them so all my stuff is with Google. Just like my email, IM, RSS, search history, and pretty much the rest of my life. Skynet here we come!
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skierpage
11/22/09

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If you have a CDMA dumbphone, "BitPim is a program that allows you to view and manipulate data on many CDMA phones from LG, Samsung, Sanyo and other manufacturers. " It's open source, FREE, runs on Windows, Mac and Linux.

[bitpim.org]
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Jacubious
11/22/09

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I use MyPhone and it is probably the best part of my experience with WinMo. It just does its thing automatically every night, and I can access the service from any computer.
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Fractal the Meek
11/22/09

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For anyone in WinMo, I'll vouch for PIM Backup, especially if your device has microSD or the like. It really is fantastic, though ugly.
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wtfamidoinghere
11/22/09

@Fractal the Meek: +1... unless you happen to have a HD2. PIM Backup isn't compatible with the latest HTC Sense, which replaces the in-built MS messaging service with the HTC one (basically the Message Restore process hangs).
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burnblue
11/24/09

@Fractal the Meek: Since MyPhone, I haven't needed PIMBackUp for anything at all anymore except if I want to keep the Call Log
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Fractal the Meek
11/24/09

@burnblue: Yeah, I tend to roll cloudless where I can though and always want an automatic local backup. PIM Backup fits those ticks nicely.
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dragon:ONE
11/22/09

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Windows Mobile also has some other great restore programs - some even provided by the carrier.

My FUZE came installed with Sprite Mobile Backup and from having it I highly recommend buying it if it didn't already come with your phone. It backs up every little nuance and can bundle it into an .EXE you throw on your microSD, and pop the card into your new WinMo phone. Run the EXE and your settings and other magical stuff restores back.

Sadly from what I've heard, the Tilt2 does not come with Sprite.
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joandrade
11/22/09

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Where's the BlackBerry love?
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Sir Gibler
11/22/09

@joandrade: Canada.
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kakarotthemonkey
11/22/09

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I concur with the other comments - BlackBerry is a glaring omission to this article. Still very helpful on the other major smartphone's OSes though.
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fleebailey33
11/22/09

@kakarotthemonkey: yea, sorta wonder how they missed that one, what about my palm centro too!

maybe because blackberry desktop manager is fine ? just a thought
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John Herrman
11/22/09

@fleebailey33: It's basically automatic, but so is iTunes, so, here you go!
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/22/09

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Mac users can use ISync to back up their Symbian based Nokia phones. Nokia also has Mac apps to transfer media & tether the phone as well.
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The Lab
08/13/09

In reply to Clickfree Turns iPod Into Auto Backup Solution, Music Piracy Machine
I see a marketing problem here. If they are trying to sell this to non-tech saavy people, how are these people supposed to know about the "not so advertised" function?
If they are trying to sell to tech saavy people, those people already know about free software that does this with a greater amount of control.
Also, if I am backing things up, I want to know they are backed up. I don't want "maybe backed up if there happened to be enough space on the iPod for that particular file".
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dingus
08/13/09

@The Lab: They don't. Just like how millions of people buy iPhones without knowing about jailbreaking.
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FriarNurgle
08/13/09

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this isn't going to end well
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TheSonOfKrypton
08/13/09

@FriarNurgle: Indeed.
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Bertone77
08/13/09

@FriarNurgle: I can hear the apple lawyers sharpening their pencils now.
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